Buxar District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Bihar) - Census 2011

Buxar
district of Bihar has total population of
1,706,352
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
887,977
are males while
818,375
are females. In 2011 there were total
261,660
families residing in Buxar district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Buxar district is
922.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
9.6%
people lives in Urban areas while
90.4%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.4% while that in the rural areas is 69.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Buxar district is 893 while that of Rural areas is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Buxar
district is 295127 which is
17%
of the total population. There are 152626 male children
and 142501 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Buxar is
934
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Buxar district.

The total literacy rate of
Buxar district is
70.14%. The male literacy rate is 66.84% and the female
literacy rate is 48.42% in Buxar district.

Population

1,706,352

Literacy

70.14%

Sex Ratio

922

To facilitate the administration, Buxar district is further
divided into
11
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Buxar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Buxar district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

295,127

152,626

142,501

Literacy

70.14%

66.84%

48.42%

Scheduled Caste

251,737

131,821

119,916

Scheduled Tribe

26,824

14,102

12,722

Illiterate

716,545

294,433

422,112

Caste-wise Population - Buxar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
14.8%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
1.6%
of total population in Buxar district of Bihar.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

251,737

131,821

119,916

Schedule Tribe

26,824

14,102

12,722

Religion-wise Population - Buxar district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

1,591,454

(93.27%)

828,625

762,829

Muslim

105,423

(6.18%)

54,417

51,006

Christian

2,125

(0.12%)

1,076

1,049

Sikh

248

(0.01%)

124

124

Buddhist

5,090

(0.3%)

2,641

2,449

Jain

97

(0.01%)

58

39

Other Religion

57

(0%)

29

28

No Religion Specified

1,858

(0.11%)

1,007

851

Literacy Rate - Buxar district

The total literacy rate of
Buxar district was 70.14% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total
989,807 literates,
males were 593,544 while females were 396,263.
Also the male literacy rate was 80.72% and the female
literacy rate was 58.63% in Buxar district.

Buxar district

Bihar

Female

58.63%

51.5%

Male

80.72%

71.2%

Total

70.14%

61.8%

Sex Ratio - Buxar district

The Sex Ratio of Buxar district is
922
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
922
females in Buxar district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
934
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
922
) of Buxar district.

Population Density - Buxar district

The total area of Buxar district is
1,703 km2.
Thus the density of Buxar district is
1,002
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
22
sq. km. area is under urban region while
1,682
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Buxar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Buxar, 9.64% people lived in urban regions
while 90.36% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 164,499 out of which 86,891 were males while remaining 77,608 were females.
In rural areas of Buxar, male population was 801,086
while female population was 740,767.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Buxar was 893 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Buxar was 906
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Buxar were 23,882 which is 14.52% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Buxar was 925 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Buxar was 936 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Buxar for urban regions was 79.38 percent in which
males were 85.34% literate while female literacy stood at
72.7%. The total literate
population of Buxar was 989,807. Similarly in rural areas of Buxar, the
average literacy rate was 69.11 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 80.2% and
57.1% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Buxar were 878,180.

Rural

Urban

Population %

90.36%

9.64%

Total population

1,541,853

164,499

Male population

801,086

86,891

Female population

740,767

77,608

Sex ratio

925

893

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

936

906

Child population

271,245

23,882

Literates

878,180

111,627

Average literacy

69.11%

79.38%

Male literacy

80.2%

85.34%

Female literacy

57.1%

72.7%

Child Population - Buxar district

According to Census 2011, there were
295,127
children between age 0 to 6 years in Buxar district. Out of
which
152,626
were male while
142,501
were female.

Working Population - Buxar district

In Buxar district out of total population, 538,322 were
engaged in work activities. 61% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 39% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 538,322 workers
engaged in Main Work, 105,122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 114,292 were Agricultural labourer.